Principals have one of the most diverse and challenging jobs in the United States. We have great responsibility and opportunity to influence the future through our decisions and leadership. I am proud to be a principal and strive daily to lead with passion, purpose, and enthusiasm.

Communities across our nation depend on principals to lead schools to unprecedented levels of success. Accountability for test scores, student safety, and positive learning environments is at an all-time high. The bar has been raised nationwide, and principals are determined to meet the challenges and expectations.

As a current member of the Board of Directors, I believe that every NAESP member is working to make a difference. This Association is focused on the value that it can bring to every member. I believe that service and support to members through benefits and resources is a primary value of this Association.

Membership is the heart and soul of any successful association, and I will continue to work to strengthen our membership. Together we can identify those resources required to ensure that principals survive and prosper. With these actions, I believe we will be able to retain and grow our membership.

We will also become a more effective Association by increasing our visibility and our influence as we work with our elected officials who write and implement education law. Advocacy will continue to be important to establish our collective priorities and to have our positions understood before laws are enacted.

NAESP and its state affiliates are instrumental to the success of elementary and middle-level principals. Working together, we can raise both the level of awareness and the important role our state and national associations have in the development and support of America’s principals.

I am passionate about my commitment to serve and support principals across our nation, use our collective efforts to influence decisions that shape state and national legislation, and work together to continue to build NAESP as a premier educational association serving and supporting all elementary and middle-level principals.

Through my leadership experiences with NAESP and the Tennessee Principals Association, I have had the opportunity to lead at the district, state, and national levels. As a candidate for the position of NAESP President-Elect, I am offering my leadership skills and experience to promote the mission and values of NAESP and its membership. I am an advocate for learning, and I will use my authority and influence to improve principals’ chances of success both personally and professionally. I will speak boldly for schools. I desire to help make a difference for principals because every principal matters.